Total Crime Rate

612.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

360.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 612.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 360.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 306.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.1 10/10
  • Public order 45.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.0 10/10
  • Other theft 36.0 10/10
  • Drugs 31.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Robbery 9.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 11th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Lane (HX3 6TD) in the last 12 months was 612.6 per 1,000 residents and was 815.8% higher than the Hipperholme and Lightcliffe average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 360.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Lane (HX3 6TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Russell Street, where police recorded 244 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Town Hall Street East (107 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/103)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Old Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Market Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Market Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Old Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Hall Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Hall Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Hall Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Hall Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Hall Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Town Hall Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Town Hall Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Town Hall Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Town Hall Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Town Hall Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Town Hall Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Town Hall Street East —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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